Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 965 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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